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Heavy rain floods Delhi streets, red alert issued
The HinduArchived
Heavy rain lashed Delhi on Tuesday morning, causing waterlogging and traffic jams across Connaught Place, Janpath, Barakhamba Road and other low-lying areas, prompting the India Meteorological Department to issue a red alert for thunderstorms, lightning and rain. The IMD forecast
AAIB tells SC AI171 crash report delayed to October
The Times of IndiaArchived
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau told the Supreme Court its probe into the June 2025 Air India Flight AI-171 crash, which killed 260 people, is not an in-house exercise, since it also involves experts from countries whose nationals died. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta a
Modi reviews Assam flood relief with state MPs
ETGovernmentArchived
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Union ministers and BJP MPs from Assam and said the Centre is working closely with the state government to assist people affected by floods. According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority, 4,45,495 people across six districts have been
Delhi Police crack down on posts targeting PM Modi
NDTVArchived
Delhi Police are sending takedown notices to platforms to remove posts using crude and abusive language against Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Cockroach Janta Party protests. Several platforms have received notices, and most flagged videos, comments and posts have alread
Sensex, Nifty end flat amid cautious global mood
The HinduArchived
Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended flat on Tuesday as investor sentiment turned cautious ahead of central bank policy meetings and a selloff across Asian markets. The Sensex dipped 69.86 points, or 0.09 percent, to settle at 76,765.92, while the Nifty slipped 10.60 points t
Anthropic CEO calls China top AI security threat
NDTVArchived
Anthropic co-founder and CEO Dario Amodei called for sanctions on China, describing it as the most capable authoritarian threat in artificial intelligence. In a blog post, Amodei said China may be distilling advanced American models to power open-weight systems such as Moonshot A
Hubble maps 500 million years of Andromeda's star birth
The HinduArchived
Astronomers used Hubble Space Telescope data to map star formation across most of the Andromeda Galaxy over the last 500 million years, finding the rate has declined, especially in the last 40 million years. Recent star birth was concentrated in the galaxy's ring structures, wher
Omicron RF.5 found in all Tamil Nadu Covid samples
The New Indian ExpressArchived
All 20 Covid-19 positive samples sent from Tamil Nadu for genome sequencing between January and May have turned out to be the Omicron RF.5 sub-lineage, the state health department said. Officials said the variant is not virulent and there is no reason to panic. Tamil Nadu has 15
Magnitude 7.1 earthquake strikes Kyushu, injures dozens
The HinduArchived
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture on Japan's Kyushu island at 4:27 pm local time, registering the maximum level seven on the Japanese intensity scale. At least 50 people were injured, 12 houses collapsed and about 48,000 households lost power. A brief tsunami
Meta calls removal of PM Modi's Facebook video an error
The Times of IndiaArchived
Meta said on Tuesday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first selfie video on Facebook, addressing Gen Z over the NEET paper leak controversy, was briefly taken down due to an error and has since been restored. 'The content was removed in error and has since been restored,' a Me
Houses adjourned again as Opposition presses on force used
The HinduArchived
Both Houses of Parliament were adjourned till 2 pm on Tuesday as Opposition MPs continued protesting over alleged police excesses during recent student demonstrations, even as the Lok Sabha prepared to take up the Public Examinations Prevention of Unfair Means Amendment Bill, 202
Top court orders release of minors held in protests
LiveLawArchived
The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard petitions seeking FIRs against police and CAPF personnel over alleged excessive force during student protests against exam paper leaks, with the bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant noting that allegations of pellet guns, rubber bullets and lat
Document shows DCP ordered pellet gun use on protesters
The HinduArchived
A general diary entry shows that the Rapid Action Force fired two rounds from an anti-riot gun using plastic pellet cartridges on the orders of a Deputy Commissioner of Police during the July 20 protest march, days after Delhi Police had denied using pellet guns. It marks the fir
BJP states booked protesters despite no-case promise
The News MinuteArchived
Despite assurances that no criminal cases would be pursued against Cockroach Janta Party protesters, police in BJP ruled Bihar, West Bengal and Assam booked demonstrators on charges including attempt to murder. After CJP threatened to revive its protest, Bihar and Assam agreed to
As Assam floodwaters recede, relief turns to animals
The HinduArchived
As floodwaters recede in Assam, animal protection organisations have joined the state's Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department to run medical camps for more than 10,000 traumatised livestock and pets. The floods, considered the worst in 60 years, affected more than 7.5 lakh p
'E20 Janta Party' emerges, demands Gadkari's resignation
NDTVArchived
A new digital movement called the E20 Janta Party, modelled on the Cockroach Janta Party, has gained hundreds of thousands of Instagram followers demanding the choice of unblended petrol at a discount and the resignation of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari. The group emerged a day af
Centre first offered Pradhan a new ministry, CJP refused
NDTVArchived
The Centre's first proposal to end the Cockroach Janta Party protests was to shift Dharmendra Pradhan from the Education Ministry rather than seek his resignation, sources said. Union Ministers JP Nadda and Jitendra Singh conveyed the offer to CJP negotiators Saurav Das and Ashut
CJP's own supporters criticise leaders' victory party videos
NDTVArchived
Videos of Cockroach Janta Party leaders dancing and celebrating after Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation triggered backlash among some of the movement's own supporters online. Activist Sonam Wangchuk, who had sat on a hunger strike at the CJP protest stage, said victory must be acc
PM Modi meets Skyroot founders after Vikram-1 success
NDTVArchived
Skyroot Aerospace founders Pawan Chandana and Naga Bharath Daka met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, days after their company's Vikram-1 became India's first privately developed orbital class rocket to launch successfully. Modi said on social media that the discussion cent
Trump sees 'good chance' of progress in Iran talks
The HinduArchived
US President Donald Trump voiced optimism about a negotiated peace with Iran on Monday as both sides held fire for a third day, though Tehran denied it was in talks with Washington. Iran's Foreign Minister discussed security of the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has controlled sinc
Bystanders overpower knife attacker on Paris street
The Times of IndiaArchived
A man armed with two kitchen knives attacked three women aged 19, 24 and 36 on a busy Paris street on Monday before being overpowered by bystanders and an off duty police officer. French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said two of the victims suffered severe injuries and all thre
Tech giant unveils first cybersecurity AI model
Tech in AsiaArchived
Microsoft unveiled its first cybersecurity specialised AI model, MAI-Cyber-1-Flash, along with a new agentic security platform called Project Perception at an event in San Francisco on Monday. The model powers MDASH, an existing multi-model harness that coordinates more than 100
Jadeja returns, Bumrah named with fitness rider for Sri Lanka
The Times of IndiaArchived
India's selection committee, chaired by Ajit Agarkar, named a 15 member squad for the two Test series against Sri Lanka starting August 15 in Galle, with Ravindra Jadeja returning to the side after being rested for the recent Afghanistan Test. Off-spinner Saransh Jain earned a ma
Sharmila Dhankar wins India's first para-athletics CWG gold
The Times of IndiaArchived
Para shot putter Sharmila Dhankar, 40, won India's first ever Commonwealth Games para athletics gold on Monday, taking the women's F57 shot put title with a season best throw of 9.81 metres. Her win ended a 20 year wait for an Indian para athletics medal, the last coming in 2006
Sarvesh Kushare wins India's first CWG high jump medal
The HinduArchived
India's Sarvesh Kushare won silver in the men's high jump at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Monday, the country's first athletics medal in the able bodied category at these Games. Kushare and Jamaica's Romaine Beckford both cleared 2.25 metres, but Beckford took gold on cou
Rare comet visible from Bengaluru until early August
The HinduArchived
Comet 10P/Tempel 2, last visible five and a half years ago, can once again be spotted before dawn from Bengaluru through early August, astronomers said. Discovered in 1873, the periodic comet completes one orbit around the Sun every 5.5 years and was last seen in 2021. Astronomy
Hubble finds Andromeda's star birth rate slowing sharply
NDTVArchived
A new study using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope data found that star formation in the Andromeda galaxy has declined over the past 500 million years, with a much steeper drop in the last 40 million years. Researchers combined two Hubble surveys covering two thirds of Andromeda's d
Plant-based dressing stops wound infection early
Technology.orgArchived
Researchers at the University of Bath created a two sided wound dressing from plant based polymers that delivers antibiotics directly to a wound while a water repellent outer layer maintains a protected healing environment. The dressing reaches effective antibiotic concentrations
Tech giants launch alliance for open AI security tools
NVIDIAArchived
NVIDIA and more than 30 companies, including Microsoft, IBM, Cisco, Palantir and Hugging Face, launched the Open Secure AI Alliance to develop and share open technologies for AI safety and cybersecurity. The initiative builds on the Linux Foundation's Akrites project and OpenSSF
Families seek release of students held in Bihar
The HinduArchived
Family members of students arrested during the July 25 Bihar bandh appealed on Monday for their release, saying innocent students were detained while those who vandalised property escaped. Bihar Police said 694 people were detained statewide, with 339 minors and students released
CJP threatens fresh protests over broken promise
The HinduArchived
The Cockroach Janta Party warned on Monday it would resume protests, accusing the Centre of breaching its assurance that no punitive action would follow the NEET agitation. Spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka said hundreds of students have been arrested in Bihar and West Bengal despite t
Inside Modi's decision to meet protester demands
BloombergArchived
Prime Minister Modi's government conceded to Cockroach Janta Party demands after 36 days of protest, agreeing to Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation, compensation for students who died by suicide, and a task force on examination reforms. The government moved quick
Houthis edge toward renewed conflict with Saudi Arabia
NDTVArchived
Years of relative calm between Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Houthi rebels have unravelled as the wider US-Iran conflict reshaped regional incentives. The Houthis have launched missiles and drones toward Saudi Arabia and targeted Red Sea shipping, prompting Saudi-led airstrikes on Hou
US and Iran hold fire for a third night
The HinduArchived
The United States and Iran paused strikes for a third consecutive night on Sunday, following 13 nights of US attacks aimed at Iran's ability to threaten shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. US officials said the pause gives diplomacy space, while Iran's foreign ministry denied
HDFC Bank penalises CEO over deposit dealings
Business StandardArchived
HDFC Bank's board issued warning letters and a Rs 1 lakh penalty each to CEO Sashidhar Jagdishan, CFO Srinivasan Vaidyanathan and retail head Arvind Vohra on Monday. The action follows a review of the bank's 2017 and 2021 deposit deals with the Maharashtra State Road Development
Oil prices fall sharply as US, Iran pause strikes
BBCArchived
Brent crude fell more than 9 percent at one point to $87.59 a barrel on Monday before settling near $90.60, a sharp reversal from above $100 the previous week. The drop followed a second night without US strikes on Iran, described by officials as giving talks room to proceed. Ira
Pradhan's education tenure mixed reform with pushback
The HinduArchived
Dharmendra Pradhan's five-year tenure as education minister centred on implementing the National Education Policy 2020, including the National Curriculum Framework, the three-language formula and new teacher-training programmes. Critics said the reforms combined a push for unifor
Farmer protests set the last precedent for retreat
The New York TimesArchived
The last time the Modi government reversed course under street pressure was in 2021, following a year-long farmer protest against agricultural laws. This time, the shift came faster, within weeks rather than months, after police action against students on July 20 spread widely on
Court strikes down jobs for Karur stampede families
The HinduArchived
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Monday struck down government orders granting jobs to families of the 41 people who died in the September 2025 Karur stampede. The bench held the appointments violated Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution, which guarantee equality a
Pellet gun victims petition top court for a ban
The WireArchived
Two men injured by pellets during the July 20 Sansad Chalo march, Prashant Kumar Singh and Sheikh Irshad Mansoori, have filed a Supreme Court petition seeking a ban on metallic pellet guns for civilian crowd control. Former Intelligence Bureau special director Yashovardhan Azad i
Delhi Police cite 2,873 criminal records at protest site
The HinduArchived
Delhi Police said its facial recognition system identified 2,873 people with criminal records present at Jantar Mantar protest sites between July 20 and July 25. Officials said 989 of them have serious records including murder, rape, kidnapping and offences under the POCSO Act. I
Top court seeks status report on temple fund probe
Bar and BenchArchived
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the newly reconstituted Special Investigation Team probing the Ayodhya Ram Mandir donation theft case to submit a status report. Uttar Pradesh's Solicitor General told the court the SIT is now headed by Inspector General Kiran S, along with a
Farmer's daughter helped guide India's first private rocket
News18Archived
Prithvi Sanghani, raised in a farming family in Gujarat's Jamnagar, served as Control System Lead on Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1, India's first privately built orbital rocket. She worked on the rocket's autopilot and guidance system, one of its most critical technologies for sta
Andhra Pradesh warns fishermen as depression forms
The HinduArchived
The Andhra Pradesh government issued a high-alert warning on Monday after a depression over the Bay of Bengal was forecast to intensify. Fisheries Minister Kinjarapu Atchannaidu asked fishermen along the north coast to stay ashore until the advisory is lifted. Rainfall was record
Delhi Police push to remove protest-related social posts
The HinduArchived
Delhi Police are sending takedown notices to Instagram to remove reels and posts from the Jantar Mantar protests, officials said. More than 400 accounts operating from outside India and posting offensive content have already been blocked, police said. Officials did not specify ho
Viral protest video model reports online harassment
The Times of IndiaArchived
Model Rhiya Yadav, who went viral for stopping a police van during the Mumbai NEET protest, has approached the Maharashtra Police cyber cell alleging online harassment. She said she filed an FIR days earlier and later met officers after receiving a call. Yadav said the movement sIndia's medal tally rises to six at Glasgow
olympics.comArchived
India's contingent won its sixth medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Monday after Bindyarani Devi took bronze in women's 58kg weightlifting with a total lift of 199kg. The result followed Gyaneshwari Yadav's silver in the 53kg category earlier the same day. India curren
Anil Menon set for first spacewalk on August 6
Deccan ChronicleArchived
NASA astronaut Anil Menon will conduct his first spacewalk on August 6 alongside Jessica Meir, the first of three planned outings in August. The pair will install hardware to prepare the station for a future solar array delivery. Menon, who traces his roots to Palakkad in Kerala,
Astronomers capture a star forming in real time
DD IndiaArchived
Indian astronomers led by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics observed a Blue Straggler Star forming inside binary system TIC 327546480, located 9,500 light-years away in star cluster Collinder 261. One star has overflowed its gravitational boundary, transferring mass onto its cDelhi Police act on abusive posts against PM Modi
NDTVArchived
Delhi Police issued notices to social media platforms on July 26 seeking removal of posts using abusive language against Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Cockroach Janta Party protest. Most flagged videos, comments and posts have already been taken down. A dedicated police
